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- Estimate
- $1,500–$2,500 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Evening & Day Editions, New York · 29 April 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-288118
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Kara Walker, Freedom, A Fable. Phillips, 29 Apr 2013, lot 277. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-288118.
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Kara Walker, Freedom, A Fable. Phillips, 29 Apr 2013, lot 277. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-288118.
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From the same sale Evening & Day Editions · Apr 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedroom Blonde Doodle with Photo | Tom Wesselmann | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Art | Robert Cottingham | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Hooties Wife; and Red Lips | John Wesley | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Bird of Paradise | Helen Frankenthaler | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Untitled | Sam Francis | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Parcours | Jean Dubuffet | $10,000–$15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kara Walker | Freedom, A Fable | $1,250 | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2024 | |
| Kara Walker | Untitled, from The Gross Clinician Presents: Peter Gravidam | Christie's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Kara Walker | Certain Types | Wright, Oct 2019 | ||
| Kara Walker | Untitled (Pitcher) | Rago, Aug 2025 | ||
| Kara Walker | Sketch for a Fabulous Tale | Wright, Oct 2022 | ||
| Kara Walker | Landscape (insert for Parkett 55) | Wright, Oct 2019 | ||
| Kara Walker | Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a N | Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2025 | ||
| Kara Walker | Freedom, a fable | Heritage Auctions, May 2024 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.